What makes a good leader

 What makes a good leader?

To make a good leader you need to have some good confidence, with that you need to be able to talk to a crowd or people that are different ages and make it clear what your saying. Some examples of good leaders could be some teachers or people that run a business or even Jacinda Arden. For good leaders you have to have bravery, being brave means that you just do what you got to do and get on to it. Be reliable, if your reliable that means people can trust to rely on you for certain things. Show that you are empathetic and you have feelings towards others. You got to be a kind respectful person that shows kindness towards others so they could look up to you. Just be honest, honesty is key it just makes your more trust worthy. Have integrity if you fail just get back up again you will still be learning so it doesn't matter if you don't get a couple words right or anything. 

Thinking about this how good do you think your leader skills could be?

Compliments

In Wananga we have been working on giving people deep compliments. We had a piece of paper and we could draw something in the middle and then we would go round writing compliments. Instead of writing surface compliments like "Your really nice", "I like your hair today", "You have have a good smile" or something like that. For a deeper compliment you could say "You are a very caring person and you help put your friends" it has to be meant from the heart. The compliments that really hit me were "You always come out as a warm and a friendly person" and "Such a good friend to others and funny". I felt really good but also surprised that I got really good compliments. I felt like people actually cared about me and could see deeper things about me. When I gave compliments I felt good that someone was getting something really nice and could see the good side of themselves.

 

Hello and Goodbye (Lock down edition)

We had to make a poem about our lock down. It is a hello and goodbye poem and we are saying goodbye to things in lock down and hello to things in level 2.

Hello and goodbye 

Goodbye to long sleep-ins and relaxing with my family, Hello to early mornings and seeing my friends. 

Goodbye to watching Sponge bob, hello to lots of learning.   

Goodbye to online meetings, Hello too real life learning.

Goodbye to fighting with my family, Hello to keeping my distance.

Goodbye to the sun shining through my curtains at 1:00pm, Hello to the cold and dark mornings. 

Goodbye to laying in bed all day. Hello to more exercising.

Goodbye to the long night video calls with my friends, hello to hanging out with my friends.

Goodbye to playing video/card games, hello to hanging at the park with my friends. 

Y9 Wānanga goal setting

In Wānanga time we have been working on our goal setting. Tomorrow (18th of Feb) we have Parent Teacher Interviews, so our parents/caregivers will be able to see our Goal Setting.

This is mine:

Year 9 Wānanga Goal Setting

Name: Hope   Class: 9Al Term: 1   Year: 2020

Greatest achievement from last year:  Merit award in year 7/8 dance group.
Subjects taken this term
Hurumanu 1: Hurumanu 3 (Social Studies & Science) 2: Hurumanu 4 (Maths & English) 3:  Physical Education Health Option 1: Maori Option 2: Textiles Tech Option 3: Visual Arts
Academic Goals  Short term (term):  This term I want to not give up too easily.  Long Term (year): Pronouncing Maori words correctly and memorising the words/meaning. Non-academic goal (can be out of school) Getting highest marks in my exams in most of my dance classes. (3 classes)
What are my learning strengths (Refer to Year 10 Graduate Profile) I can think outside the square I am curious and use questioning to develop my thinking  I can communicate effectively with both peers and adults in a range of environments I can manage myself in an online environment I am an outstander - I choose to help others who are having a difficult time	What are my learning work ons (Refer to Year 10 Graduate Profile)  I am adaptable and I can recognise more than one way to approach a problem.  I reflect and seek feedback to determine my next learning steps I can ask relevant questions. I feel confident sharing my work  I can manage my own emotions and empathise with others
What will my next steps be? To be more confident In leading the dances. (Non Academic) To exceed the amount of work that is needed to be done. (Short term)  Practice as much as I can. (Long Term)  How will I achieve this? I will most likely achieve this if I work really hard towards the goal.

So Wānanga Is our form class and it is a year 7, 8 and 9 class. We have 7 periods a week In this class. We do collaborative working with the others classes in our space. Our Wānanga teacher is Mrs Allan - Fletcher and she is pretty cool. 👍